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६४
विक्रम
These qualities themselves are attributeless.
द्रव्याश्रया निर्गुरणा गुणा: ( तत्वा. ५ / ४० )
The quality of touch could be lookedu pon as two infrasensible tactile qualities eg. a certain degree of roughness or smoothness (or dryness or moistness?) and of heat or cold.
एय रस वण्ण गंधं दोकासं सदकारणमसद्दं । ( पंचा. गा. ८)
Earthatoms, apatoms etc. are but differentiating of the originally homogeneous pudgalas. The tactile qualities appeared first but qualities of taste, smell and colour are involved in the possession of tactile qualities. An aggregate (Skandha) whether binary, tertiary or of a higher order, possesses (in addition to touch, taste and smell and (colour) the following physical characters; (a) Sound (b) atomic like i.e. mutual attraction or repulsion of atoms (d) dimensions, small or great (d) figure (e) divisibility (f) capacity and casting of shadow and rediant heat and light.
शब्द बन्ध सौक्षम्य स्थौल्य संस्थान भेद । तपश्छाया तपोद्योतवन्तश्च ( तत्वा: ५ / २४ )
Vaisesika and Jain Systems on Sabda
Jainas consider sabda, not as a Guna (attribute) of Akasa as is considered by Vaisesikas. Sabda is taken as a pudgal. Sabda (sound) can break diaphragm of ear, it can be stopped and it produces vibrations in Poudgalik atmosphere, hence it must it be poudgalik in nature
Classes of Pudgal Skandhas
Skandhas, produced from Pudgals hava been said to be of six types in Niyams Sara.
(1) Extremely large, (ati Sthul-Sthul); ATGR-EIGE
( 2 ) Sthul (स्थूल ) (Large) बादर
(3) Large-Small (
(4) Small-large (yen-ya).
(5) Small (g)
(6) Extremely small (Ati Sukshma) fa̸
इथू थूल थूलं समं च सुहुमथूलं च ।
सुमं
मं इति धरादियं हाइ छन्मेयं ॥
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